While it will take the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission to decide whether the women should be compensated
more, a closer look at the differences in pay between the men and
women reveals a disparity that is jarring.

Part of the issue is that the women's and men's teams are
paid in different ways. While the women's players have a base
salary ($72,000) that is supplemented by bonuses for winning
games ($1,350 per win), the men receive a per-game
bonus ($5,000 per game) and receive a bonus for
each win ($3,166 per win), according to the New York Times.

Both teams are required to play 20 international friendlies
each year (exhibitions against other countries). Here is how the
players are compensated depending on how many games they win.
Even if the women go 20-0, the men will still make nearly twice
as much just by going 10-10.

Cork Gaines/Business Insider

Of course, there are other forms or payment. One of
those is each team's per diem. While it is the smallest form
of compensation, the difference between the men and women is
arguably the most jaw-dropping.

The women receive $50 per day for travel expenses to games
in the United States and $60 per day for games in other
countries. In both cases, the men receive 25% more.

Cork Gaines/Business Insider

There is also a huge difference in how much each team
receives for participation in their biggest competitions, the
World Cups.

Members of the women's team received a $75,000 bonus for
winning the 2015 Women's World Cup. If the men were to ever win a
World Cup, their bonus under the current structure would be more
than four times larger at nearly $400,000.

Cork Gaines/Business Insider

A big issue when it comes to pay for the men and women in
their respective World Cups is how much money FIFA is dishing out
to the participants, something that impacts revenue streams for
the US Soccer Federation.

As the champions of the 2015 Women's World Cup, the US
Soccer Federation received $2 million from FIFA. Compare that to
the $35 million FIFA gave Germany for winning the 2014 World
Cup.

Cork Gaines/Business Insider

Thanks to the Women's World Cup, the women's team generated
more revenue than the men in 2015. However, based on
the US Soccer Federation's own projections, the women
are expected to generated more money than the men in both 2016
and 2017.

At the end of the day, it is hard to look at these numbers
(a lot more money for the men), how much work is being done
(equal), and the success of each program (a lot more for the
women) and think that the amount the women are being paid is
fair. Because it is not.